Outlands College of Heralds

UNTO the Outlands College of Heralds, our respected friends and
colleagues who give freely of their time to provide commentary, and all
others who come by these letters, on
this 10th day of June A.S. xxxxiii (2008 CE), does Maestra
Francesca
di
Pavia
send greetings on behalf of The Honourable Lady Marie de Blois, White
Stag Principal
Herald.

Here follows the Kingdom of the Outlands Letter of
Presentation for June 2008. Your comments and suggestions
are always welcome. Errors found herein are
undoubtedly mine.

Anyone may comment upon the items found herein, and e-mail
commentary to the herald's commentary list is encouraged. Please have
comments
on items contained herein to Rampart Herald
by July 12, 2008, for the decision meeting tentatively
scheduled for July 13, 2008.

1. Aemilia Valeriana. Name
change for Emma Yate.
(al-Barran) Gender: Female.
Submitter cares most about the language/culture of the name, defined as
Roman Legio XX Chester, England. If this name change is accepted, she
would like to retain her current name as an alternate. Changes
accepted.
The current name was registered in August 2005.
The submitter's intent is to name herself as the daughter of Marcus
Aemilius Valerianus, a Roman soldier stationed in Chester, England with
the Roman Legion, Legio XX.
Aemilia: Academy of St. Gabriel report 910 (http:\\www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi\910.txt)
lists "Aemilia" as a Roman nomina (feminine name). Nomen were
essentially family names, and appeared in the middle name position for
males. Females generally lacked prenomen, so the nomen came first.
Valeriana: Academy of St. Gabriel report 778 (http:\\www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi\778.txt)
cites Valerianus as a "Latin
given name" (ie, a prenomen or cognomen). "Legio XX-Roman Names (http://www.larp.com/legioxx/nomina.html)
lists Valerius as a nomen. Valeriana is claimed as a feminine
version of Valerianus. The
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3549.html)
lists a Valerianus as a friend
and correspondent of Pliny the Younger, and cites P. Licinius Valerianus as the original name of
the emperor Valerian (reigned 253-260 CE).

2. Cilléne mac Congalaigh.
Device resubmission. Azure, a
saltire argent, overall a lymphad in action sable.
(Hawk's Hollow) The name was registered in August 2007.
The most recent device submission, Per
chevron vert and sable, two daggers in chevron and a wolf statant
reguardant argent, was returned on the December
2007 Letter of Acceptances and Returns: "This device is returned
for using what appears to be sgian dubhs, which to the best of our
knowledge are non-period artifacts. Barring evidence that this is a
period form of a dagger, standard heraldic daggers should be used on
resubmission." This is a complete redesign.

3. Marie de Navarre. Name and
device resubmission. Azure, a lion's
head jessant de lys and on a chief dovetailed argent, a rapier fesswise
reversed sable.
(Hawk's Hollow) Gender:
Female. The submitter cares most about the French (no period specified)
language/culture of the name, and requests a name authentic to that
language. No major changes accepted. No holding name accepted.
The previous submission, Molle of the
Beothuk, was returned on the September
2007 Letter of Response. The device was returned on the same
letter. This is a complete redesign of both.
Marie: Dauzat, Dictionnaire
Etymologique des Noms de Famille et Prenoms de France, header Marie, p 416.
Navarre: Dauzat, Dictionnaire
Etymologique des Noms de Famille et Prenoms de France, header Navarre, p. 448.

4. Mary Champernowne. Name and
device resubmission. Per bend
sinister argent and azure, a winged cat sejant to dexter sable and five
cat pawprints in bend sinister argent.
(Caerthe) Gender: Female.
Changes accepted.
The previous submission, Mary Champernowen, was returned on the March
2006 Letter of Response: "Commenters indicate that the Reaney
and Wilson entry is for "Champernowne" not "Champernowen" and does not
actually date "Champernowne." The entry shows the following surnames:
de Campo Arnulfi (1172), de Cambernof (1189), de Chaumbernun (1230). As
changing to one of the three dated forms would be considered a major
change, this name is being returned for rework." The device, Argent,
a bend sinister azure, in canton sinister a triquetra interlaced with
an annulet argent, was returned on the same letter for conflict
and for lack of a name with which to submit it.
Mary: Withycombe, Oxford
Dictionary of Christian Names, p 211, under Mary, citing the
earliest known example in Britain as Mary, 2nd daughter of Malcolm III
of Scotland and St. Margaret, born c.1082.
Champernowne: Wikipedia,
under "Elizabeth I of England", gives the maiden name of Elizabeth's
governess, Kat Ashley, as Catherine Champernowne (16C). Other examples
of this surname can be found on an
Ancestry.com page: dated as far back as 1145. Another genealogy
page, "Ancestors of Steven Edward Hunt" (http://www.steveandkellyhunt.com/paf/pafg31.htm)
list Oliver Champernowne (b. ca 1171), Richard Champernowne (b. ca
1236), Henry de Champernowne (b. ca 1145), and Jordan Champernowne (b.
ca 1096).